Infusion Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant; NP​/PA

Cancer. Care. We Do Both.

Inova Schar Cancer Institute is a state‑of‑the‑art cancer center in the Washington, DC metro area designed to bring healing and hope to every patient. Our team of nationally renowned doctors, specialists, surgeons, genetic counselors, nurses, and caregivers are backed by the latest in drug discovery, clinical trials, research and advanced treatments.

We are dedicated to delivering the best quality cancer care, from diagnosis to survivorship.

The Oncology Advanced Practice Provider - Woodbridge operates under general supervision and in accordance with APP standardized procedures and protocol.

• Physician Led Organization: Potential for physician leadership opportunities
• Committed to Team Member Health: Medical, dental and vision coverage and a robust wellness program
• Competitive Compensation Package: Base and incentive program with sign‑on, retention and relocation bonuses
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions from day one; a 457B plan is available for physicians at 0.5 FTE and greater
• CME Support: Up to $1,800 a year and up to 3 days of CME
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: Up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans
• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off and paid parental leave

• Conduct in‑depth interviews with patients, construct comprehensive medical histories, perform physical examinations, and explore patients’ interpretations of health needs related to their diagnoses.
• Ensure patient information, visit history, referrals, lab follow‑up, phone calls and consults are carefully and completely documented in the electronic medical record.
• Evaluate and manage patients with urgent complaints, determining appropriate disposition and escalating to hospital‑based care when necessary.
• Evaluate infusion patients during treatment, including management of infusion‑related reactions and acute treatment‑related side effects.
• Directly perform or order appropriate diagnostic studies and interpret finished results.
• Instruct and counsel patients and families regarding preventive care, medical and psychological problems, and use of prescribed treatments and drugs.
• Write orders to increase, decrease or change medications.
• Identify and record pertinent patient progress, update and summarize charts, adjust orders when appropriate and notify the responsible provider of changes in the patient’s condition.
• Educate and coach fellow staff members, including RNs and clinical technicians.

• Education: Master’s in advanced clinical practice or graduate of a post‑master’s certificate program for nurse practitioners. For physician assistants, graduate of an accredited physician assistant program and certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
• Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) upon start.
• Licensure: Licensed nurse practitioner or physician assistant; if a nurse practitioner, RN Compact License (depending on state of primary residence), a license or eligibility for nurse practitioner or physician assistant in Virginia, a signed practice agreement with sponsoring/ supervising physician(s), a signed scope of practice protocol, and a DEA license if prescribing controlled substances.
• Payer Credentialing: Ability to successfully complete credentialing with third‑party payors and enroll as a CMS Medicare/Medicaid payor.
• Medical Staff Credentialing: Successful completion of credentialing for medical staff membership and appropriate clinical privileges sufficient to perform all required services.

• Experience:
  
  2 years of advanced practice oncology experience preferred but not required.